A male sea lion from California called Mike has died of exhaustion after over-exerting himself during the mating season in an animal park in Nuremberg, Germany. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Ah, sex. Birds do it, bees do it. Wait a minute! How exactly do they do it? The mating rituals of some animals are wonderfully bizarre. For example: did you know that some insects’ genitals explode during sex? Or that some fish can change gender? picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

1/2 brown (sexy)...1/2 white (offensive)...The squid mating ritual is definitely unique. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A violent but evolutionarily effective mating strategy has been spotted in spiders from Israel.

Males of the aptly-named Harpactea sadistica species pierce the abdomen of females, fertilising their eggs directly in the ovaries. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The great crab migration and mating, leaves a little town in Australia COVERED in crabs, once every year. This is amazing. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

For all species of the cat family, mating is painful. It's not the biting that hurts the female, it's the male's penis, which is barbed with more than 100 tiny hooks.

A lioness mates up to more than 100 times a day! picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Two western lowland gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park embrace before mating face-to-face, as seen in photos released today. Lowland gorillas had never before been seen mating face-to-face, and no wild gorilla had ever been photographed using this behavior. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

When it comes to courtship, mankind has nothing on the animal kingdom.

The evolutionary imperative of finding a suitable mate has produced a staggering array of rituals, from black grouse booty-shaking to mosquito duets and gender-bending octopi camouflage. It's a rare animal that doesn't seek romantic attention in a funky way. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A gene has been found in male cichlid fish that evolved to lure female fish so that male cichlids can deposit sperm in the females mouths. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The act of mating with a species other than your own may not be as ill advised or peculiar as it seems. picked by sfeldner 3 years ago

Insects do everything we do - sometimes with much more aplomb! You may think this is mother nature at is rawest or a kind of bug porn! Choose for yourself, but ready or not - here we go! picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A BBC natural history crew has filmed the "humpback whale heat run", where 15m long, 40 tonne male whales fight it out to mate with even larger females.

*Be sure and watch the video full screen* picked by tigertony 1 month ago

MC Hammer doesn't make it any less strange, but even more hilarious. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

This spider really wants a date.... picked by shuallyo 1 year ago

Dating tips for birds

Check out the links on the page for more courtship information! picked by suebe 3 years ago

The obese bear now gets bamboo leaves, no shoots.
His female mate tells him to get off the couch and exercize, already picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

Beaks, claws, flesh-dissolving sperm, and penis-like appendages.

Happy holidays! picked by suckersklub 11 months ago

One last kiss before someone squashes them. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

SFW picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

creature has not had sex for 100 million years picked by trushafty38 3 years ago